After losing her husband, Bruce, Sept. 11, 1968, who was killed in Vietnam, author Glenda M. Carter spent a large portion of her life with unresolved grief. At the beginning of the new millenium, Glenda began a journey that few have faced with such courage and resolve. Sacred Shadow, Sacred Ground is a chronicle of her journey. Glenda invites you to walk with her and perhaps find resolution to your own unresloved grief or conflict.

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Yesterday morning, I woke up with dark circles under red and puffy eyes—all from reading Sacred Shadow, Sacred Ground by Glenda M. Carter, to the wee hours. No books have ever compelled me to read from start to finish in one sitting. I couldn’t flag the page so that I could come back to read it later. Glenda’s story is very simply told but packed with such power in its rawness and intimacy. Reading it was like having her sitting by my side and telling me her life story over pots of tea and boxes of tissues. From the point of view of a writer, this book has given me deep insights into the world of Vietnam war widows. From the point of view of a nurse, I believe it is a book of healing for anybody who has suffered the loss of a loved one. And from the point of view of a Vietnamese American, reading Glenda’s story has brought back acutely my childhood memories that I have long stored away in the back of my mind. I see this book as a bridge that could help bring the Vietnamese people to understand how an American widow feels about that war. With the Iraq War, a new generation of military widows goes down the path of grieving that people of our generation hoped it wouldn’t happen again, that the Vietnam War has taught us a lesson. Glenda’s compelling story will resonate with readers long after they have read Sacred Shadow, Sacred Ground.

— Anne Speirs, RN, PHN San Dimas, California

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